Defender ARB bumper?

LR Max

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May 1, 2004
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Hotlanta, GA
Got my ARB from 4 wheel parts. At the time they had a good price but free shipping. Considering how heavy the SOB is, they won. Check around, free shipping would be the most important thing.

My ARB is friggen amazing. I have hit so much S**t with it and it has held up amazingly. Been hit with a couple of automobiles, everytime the other jerk/bitch got SUPER pwned. The ARB didn't even flinch. Knocked the powercoating off, but whatever.

I will say the tow points are a little weak. After getting jacked against rocks a lot, mine are a little mangled. I've been seriously thinking of going with a expedition exchange-style recovery point. Also they are down low so they get clogged with mud easily.

My ARB has one dent. I was hot rodding down a trail in third gear when I hit a rock (mud + understeer = inadvertent path). It *is* dented but nothing overly noticeable or structurally compromising.

They are big bumpers, though. They hang down kinda low so if you are super concerned with approach angle, keep looking. If you want to armor the front of your rig such that you won't ever have to worry about it, go ARB.
 

MC22958

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Mar 13, 2005
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Virginia
Keep in mind that the ARB will only take a few winch designs. If you want a 9.5ti style it will not fit the ARB since it has to fit with the but facing out. I had a used ARB to install on one of my trucks but sold it instead because it felt too light in design and wanted to use another winch. The ARB also does not have very strong recovery points.
 

LR Max

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May 1, 2004
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Hotlanta, GA
Ho said:
all these bent bumpers... you guys need to learn how to drive.

Only on Discoveries with your crush cans. Unless they have magically appeared in the last week, I don't have crush cans.

Whenever I see a bent bumper due to crush cans, I LOL.